Super Bowl party at the Playboy Mansion

Thomas Hahn flew out to Los Angeles just for the opportunity to watch the Super Bowl at the Playboy Mansion. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” he said Sunday. “The Playboy Mansion is like the Eighth Wonder of the World. ... I just had to see it.” The 42-year-old poses with Heather Rene Smith, left, and Christine Smith. The women are not related. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Sept. 16, 2014 11:22 AM PT

Despite reports to the contrary, parties are still taking place at the Playboy Mansion. Sunday’s “Game Day at the Playboy Mansion” gathering (which was not an official Playboy party, but an event booked by an outside promoter) went off with nary a hitch, with many in attendance wearing creative sports-themed outfits. For example, several young ladies couldn’t be bothered with actual jerseys and instead spray-painted Pittsburgh Steelers or Arizona Cardinals colors onto their bodies.

Officially a fundraiser for a police charity, former Playboy Playmate Brande Roderick held her second annual Super Bowl bash on the grounds of Hugh Hefner’s fabled mansion, much to the delight of invited celebrities, comped “models” from cities such as Sacramento and paying patrons such as Florida resident Thomas Hahn, who paid $1,500 (the cheapest ticket available for the event) for the privilege of watching the big game with hundreds of scantily-clad women. “This is a once in a lifetime experience,” he explained during just before the game began inside a tent specially set up near the storied Playboy Mansion’s grotto. “The Mansion is like the 8th wonder of the world...I just had to see it.”

The intersection of sex, celebrity and sports proved a heady mix for many in attendance Sunday. Check out our and see for yourself.

Football (and celebrity) fan Scott Freese takes a cellphone photograph of himself with Denise Richards at the Playboy Mansion. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Marco Porras, left, Tim Russ and Bryn Moran, right, enoy a commercial break at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles on Super Bowl Sunday. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Former Playboy playmate Brande Roderick, one of the promoters of the Super Bowl Sunday event at the mansion, organized the party. “It’s insane, we have a lot of celebrities here and lots of bids on the auction items already,” she said during halftime near the grotto. “The energy here is just amazing.”

So who was Roderick rooting for? “I’m for the Steelers, but just because my husband bet on them,” she said, adding, “I’m from near Santa Rosa ... I’m actually a huge San Francisco 49ers fan. This shirt is actually my Dad’s old 49ers shirt, and I just cut it up and made it pretty.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Reality TV couple Adrianne Curry, left, and Chris Knight ride a shuttle with Tiffanie Fine, right, back to a parking lot after Playboy’s Super Bowl party.. All guests had to leave their cars at a parking garage in Century City before heading to the bash at the mansion. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Models surround former Poison singer Bret Michaels, now known for his VH-1 reality series, “Rock of Love,” inside a private cabana near the mansion’s bank of television sets. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

“I grew up in Pittsburgh as a Steelers fanatic. I bled black and gold and I played football my whole life,” former Poison singer Bret Michaels said before perfoming at the Playboy Mansion during its Super Bowl party, adding that he was a quarterback and middle linebacker in high school. “I love the mansion. I came here years ago when I dated Pamela [Anderson]. It was wild then, but it still can be just as fun now. I may die before the weekend is over, but if I die here, it’s a pretty good way to go.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Mekhi Phifer was happy the Steelers were up at halftime Sunday. “I’m rooting for the Steelers,” the “ER” star said. “One of my best friends is a huge Pittsburgh fan. Their defense is just stronger. I’m all about the Giants, but they didn’t get it done this year. I predict the Steelers will win this game.”

With his seat right near two giant banks of TVs set up in a tent at the Playboy Mansion, Phifer said it was a great way to watch the game. “I love the parties here,” he said. “The music is good, the atmosphere is great and we got front row seats. It doesn’t get any better.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

The group Girlicious performed a halftime show for Playboy’s Super Bowl event. The pop group’s Tiffanie Anderson, far left, was the lone Cardinals supporter of the four. “I support them because I represent the West Coast.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Celebrity couple Anna Lynne McCord of “Beverly Hills 90210” and Kellan Lutz of “Twilight” were among the few Arizona Cardinals fans at the Super Bowl party. “I’m from Phoenix, so I’ve been waiting a long time for this moment,” Lutz said. “I’m so stoked. ... I was actually at the Eagles-Cardinals NFC championship game and that was one of the coolest experiences of my life.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Former “Shield” cast member Benito Martinez prefers to chat at the bar than cheer a team. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Jason Brenner salutes a good play. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Sara Luppino, who served as “grotto correspondent” for Playboy Radio, serves herself a drink before game time. The Ohio resident said she was a Steelers fan but didn’t really care who won. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Carmela Causinh, left, Leesa Hathorn and Stacie Egan, right, acted as referees during Sunday’s Super Bowl festivities. “If somebody does something wrong, then they are going to get called on it,” Egan said. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Rebecca Peterson checks out the rest of the room while waiting at the bar during the Playboy Mansion’s Super Bowl Sunday event. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)